Neck-ruching



(No Model.)

BfW. SILSBY. Neck Ruohng.

Patented Jan N- FETERS. PHOYC-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGLON, D C.

UNITED STATES ATENT CFTICE.

EUGENE W. SILSBY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

NECK-RUCHING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 236,367, dated. January 4, 1881.

Application filed October 5, 1880. (No model.) l

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE W. SILsBY, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inV Neck-Ruchings; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification, in which- Figure l shows a binding stitched on, and Fig. 2 one secured by an adhesive material.

The nature of my invention relates to adhesive binding for ruching; and it consists in providing the ruching with an adhesive binding, folded over the edgel and upon both sides thereof, substantially as shown, and to be hereinafter more specilically described.

In the drawings, A refers to the ruching, which is composed of any ordinary plaited quilling or other fabric, and B designates the paper or other binding which is folded upon both sides of the rnching, along the edge thereof, as at b b. The paper binding is tirst made into long strips, which are coated upon one side with an adhesive substance, as at C, and after being dried such strips are wound upon spools or reels.

In applying` this binding to the ruchingI propose so constructing the machine which forms the plaitsor rufiles of the ruching that the paper strip will be fed along and folded down upon both sides of the rnching as the plaits are formed. rlhe ruching, with the paper binding thus applied, is then fed forward to heated rollers, which compress the paper bindin g and canse the adhesive surface thereof to adhere firmly to the ruching, so as to constitute a neat substantial binding therefor which will retain the plaits or ruftles in shape.

In some cases I propose stitching the paper binding to the ruching by a line of stitches,

as at D, whilein other cases, instead of stitching the binding, I form the adhesive binding with imitation lines of stitches, which may be done either before the application of thc binding to the ruching or after it has been passed between the heated rollers.

While I preferably use paper for the binding, it is obvious that any suitable adhesive material will answer the same purpose, and therefore I do not limit myself to the use of paper.

I am aware that bindings of textile material have been applied to both sides of the edge of lace and other similar fabric, and that such bindings have been stitched to the fabric. I am also aware that an adhesive strip of teX- tile material has been applied to one side of lace or edging. It will, however, be observed that by my method I obtain two advantagesfirst, that of reducing the expense of manufacture, as the adhesive bindingis put on at the same time the ruching is run through the plaiting-machine, and, second, that of stiffening the edge of the ruching, and thus making it more serviceable and lasting than by either ofthe methods above named. Hence,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Ituching provided with an adhesive bindin g folded over the edge and upon both sides of the fabric, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the ruching A with the adhesive binding B, applied thereto substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

E. W. SILSBY.

Witnesses WILLIS SMITH, EMERY S.. WALKER. 

